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Chapter 01: The Past, Present, and Future
MULTIPLE CHOICE
1. A patient chooses to have the certified nurse midwife (CNM) provide care during her
pregnancy. What does the CNMs scope of practice include?
a. Practice independent from medical supervision
b. Comprehensive prenatal care
c. Attendance at all deliveries
d. Cesarean sections
ANS: B
The CNM provides comprehensive prenatal and postnatal care, attends uncomplicated
deliveries, and ensures that a backup physician is available in case of unforeseen problems.
DIF: Cognitive Level: Comprehension REF: Page 6
TOP: Advance Practice Nursing Roles KEY: Nursing Process Step: Implementation
MSC: NCLEX: Health Promotion and Maintenance: Prevention and Early Detection of Disease
2. What was the result of research done in the 1930s by the Childrens Bureau?
a. Children with heart problems are now cared for by pediatric cardiologists.
b. The Child Abuse and Prevention Act was passed.
c. Hot lunch programs were established in many schools.
d. Childrens asylums were founded.
ANS: C
School hot lunch programs were developed as a result of research by the Childrens Bureau on the
effects of economic depression on children.
DIF: Cognitive Level: Knowledge REF:
Page 4 TOP: The Past KEY: Nursing
Process Step: N/A
Test Bank - Introduction to Maternity and Pediatric Nursing,
9th Edition (Leifer, 2023), Chapter 1-34 | All Chapters
,Test Bank - Introduction to Maternity and Pediatric Nursing,
9th Edition (Leifer, 2023), Chapter 1-34 | All Chapters
MSC: NCLEX: Health Promotion and Maintenance: Coordinated Care
3. Which medical pioneer discovered the relationship between the incidence of puerperal fever
and unwashed hands?
a. Karl Cred
b. Ignaz Semmelweis
c. Louis Pasteur
d. Joseph Lister
ANS: B
Ignaz Semmelweis deduced that puerperal fever was septic, contagious, and transmitted by the
unwashed
hands of physicians and medical
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students.
DIF: Cognitive Level: Knowledge REF:
Page 2 TOP: The Past KEY: Nursing
Process Step: N/A
MSC: NCLEX: Safe, Effective Care Environment: Safety and Infection Control
4. A pregnant woman who has recently immigrated to the United States comments to the nurse,
I am afraid of childbirth. It is so dangerous. I am afraid I will die. What is the best nursing
response reflecting cultural sensitivity?
a. Maternal mortality in the United States is extremely low.
b. Anesthesia is available to relieve pain during labor and childbirth.
c. Tell me why you are afraid of childbirth.
d. Your condition will be monitored during labor and delivery.
ANS: C
Asking the patient about her concerns helps promote understanding and individualizes patient
care.
DIF: Cognitive Level: Application REF: Page 7
Test Bank - Introduction to Maternity and Pediatric Nursing,
9th Edition (Leifer, 2023), Chapter 1-34 | All Chapters
, Test Bank - Introduction to Maternity and Pediatric Nursing,
9th Edition (Leifer, 2023), Chapter 1-34 | All Chapters
TOP: Cross-Cultural Care KEY: Nursing Process Step:
Implementation MSC: NCLEX: Psychosocial Integrity:
Psychological Adaptation
5. An urban area has been reported to have a high perinatal mortality rate. What information does
this provide?
a. Maternal and infant deaths per 100,000 live births per year
b. Deaths of fetuses weighing more than 500 g per 10,000 births per year
c. Deaths of infants up to 1 year of age per 1000 live births per year
d. Fetal and neonatal deaths per 1000 live births per year
ANS: D
The perinatal mortality rate includes fetal and neonatal deaths per 1000 live
births per year. DIF: Cognitive Level: Comprehension REF: Page 12
Test Bank - Introduction to Maternity and Pediatric Nursing,
9th Edition (Leifer, 2023), Chapter 1-34 | All Chapters
Nursing, 9th Edition (Leifer, 2023), Chapter 1-34 | All
Chapters
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, Test Bank - Introduction to Maternity and Pediatric Nursing,
9th Edition (Leifer, 2023), Chapter 1-34 | All Chapters
Chapter 01: The Past, Present, and Future
MULTIPLE CHOICE
1. A patient chooses to have the certified nurse midwife (CNM) provide care during her
pregnancy. What does the CNMs scope of practice include?
a. Practice independent from medical supervision
b. Comprehensive prenatal care
c. Attendance at all deliveries
d. Cesarean sections
ANS: B
The CNM provides comprehensive prenatal and postnatal care, attends uncomplicated
deliveries, and ensures that a backup physician is available in case of unforeseen problems.
DIF: Cognitive Level: Comprehension REF: Page 6
TOP: Advance Practice Nursing Roles KEY: Nursing Process Step: Implementation
MSC: NCLEX: Health Promotion and Maintenance: Prevention and Early Detection of Disease
2. What was the result of research done in the 1930s by the Childrens Bureau?
a. Children with heart problems are now cared for by pediatric cardiologists.
b. The Child Abuse and Prevention Act was passed.
c. Hot lunch programs were established in many schools.
d. Childrens asylums were founded.
ANS: C
School hot lunch programs were developed as a result of research by the Childrens Bureau on the
effects of economic depression on children.
DIF: Cognitive Level: Knowledge REF:
Page 4 TOP: The Past KEY: Nursing
Process Step: N/A
Test Bank - Introduction to Maternity and Pediatric Nursing,
9th Edition (Leifer, 2023), Chapter 1-34 | All Chapters
,Test Bank - Introduction to Maternity and Pediatric Nursing,
9th Edition (Leifer, 2023), Chapter 1-34 | All Chapters
MSC: NCLEX: Health Promotion and Maintenance: Coordinated Care
3. Which medical pioneer discovered the relationship between the incidence of puerperal fever
and unwashed hands?
a. Karl Cred
b. Ignaz Semmelweis
c. Louis Pasteur
d. Joseph Lister
ANS: B
Ignaz Semmelweis deduced that puerperal fever was septic, contagious, and transmitted by the
unwashed
hands of physicians and medical
NURSINGTB.COM
students.
DIF: Cognitive Level: Knowledge REF:
Page 2 TOP: The Past KEY: Nursing
Process Step: N/A
MSC: NCLEX: Safe, Effective Care Environment: Safety and Infection Control
4. A pregnant woman who has recently immigrated to the United States comments to the nurse,
I am afraid of childbirth. It is so dangerous. I am afraid I will die. What is the best nursing
response reflecting cultural sensitivity?
a. Maternal mortality in the United States is extremely low.
b. Anesthesia is available to relieve pain during labor and childbirth.
c. Tell me why you are afraid of childbirth.
d. Your condition will be monitored during labor and delivery.
ANS: C
Asking the patient about her concerns helps promote understanding and individualizes patient
care.
DIF: Cognitive Level: Application REF: Page 7
Test Bank - Introduction to Maternity and Pediatric Nursing,
9th Edition (Leifer, 2023), Chapter 1-34 | All Chapters
, Test Bank - Introduction to Maternity and Pediatric Nursing,
9th Edition (Leifer, 2023), Chapter 1-34 | All Chapters
TOP: Cross-Cultural Care KEY: Nursing Process Step:
Implementation MSC: NCLEX: Psychosocial Integrity:
Psychological Adaptation
5. An urban area has been reported to have a high perinatal mortality rate. What information does
this provide?
a. Maternal and infant deaths per 100,000 live births per year
b. Deaths of fetuses weighing more than 500 g per 10,000 births per year
c. Deaths of infants up to 1 year of age per 1000 live births per year
d. Fetal and neonatal deaths per 1000 live births per year
ANS: D
The perinatal mortality rate includes fetal and neonatal deaths per 1000 live
births per year. DIF: Cognitive Level: Comprehension REF: Page 12
Test Bank - Introduction to Maternity and Pediatric Nursing,
9th Edition (Leifer, 2023), Chapter 1-34 | All Chapters
